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The Latin American and Caribbean Energy Review 2003

Garrón, Mauricio; Villarreal, Alejandro; Chiliquinga, Byron - EconWPA - 2005

The 2003 Energy review,contains information about the 2003 energy situation of each of our member countries, regional data, as well as economic and social indicators corrected and extended through historical series. It presents and innovative structure for analysis that allows the reader to...

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Monetary Incentive Response Effects in Contingent Valuation Mail Surveys

Wheeler, William J.; Lazo, Jeffrey K.; Heberling, Matthew T. - EconWPA - 1997

Monetary incentives are one approach for increasing response rates in contingent valuation surveys. We present the results of a case study desgined to assess the effect of incentives on response rates and respondent behavior. We compare response rates and quality of answers for five incentive...

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THE ECONOMICS OF NATURAL RESOURCE SCARCITY AND IMPLICATIONS FOR DEVELOPMENT POLICY AND INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION

Feige, Edgar L.; Blau, David M. - EconWPA - 2005

This paper analyses the problem of natural resource scarcity and its implications for economic development and … and development. The paper describes the conditions required for the efficient use of exhaustible natural resources and … and Development: Natural Resource Polices and Economic Development in an Interdependent World. P. Dorner and M …

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SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT IN METROPOLITAN AREAS: AN INTRODUCTION

Grillenzoni, Maurizio; Canavari, Maurizio - EconWPA - 2005

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Social relations and economic welfare at an individual level

Antoni, Giacomo Degli - EconWPA - 2005

development of societies. In order to explain the determinants of social network formation, it is important to understand the …

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Economic Analysis of Rural Land Administration Projects

Pagiola, Stefano - EconWPA - 2004

As part of its efforts to improve the rural economies of its client countries, the World Bank is supporting programs to strengthen land administration and undertake land reform. Land administration projects can include a variety of activities. Usually, the most expensive and that which is most...

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Irrigation Technology Adoption and Gains from Water Trading under Asymmetric Information

Dridi, Chokri; Khanna, Madhu - EconWPA - 2004

We develop a water allocation and irrigation technology adoption model under the prior appropriation doctrine with asymmetric information among heterogeneous farmers and between farmers and water authorities; farmers’ heterogeneity is defined by a mix of land quality and knowledge. We find...

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The Role of Social Capital in Early Childhood Development: Evidence from Rural India

Janssens, Wendy; Gaag, Jacques van der; Gunning, Jan-Willem - EconWPA - 2005

The literature on social capital clearly shows the significant relationship between social capital and individual outcomes such as educational attainment. However, there is little evidence so far on outcomes of very young children. This report studies the role of social capital in enhancing...

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The Australian black coal industry

Commission, Productivity - EconWPA - 2001

On 9 July 1997 the Treasurer referred the international competitiveness of the Australian black coal industry to the Commission for inquiry and report within 12 months. The Commission is to identify ways of improving the international competitiveness of the Australian black coal industry which...

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SOUTH AFRICAN DEFENCE EXPENDITURE IN THE 20TH CENTURY

Coetzee, Clive - EconWPA - 2002

In an economic sense defence expenditure is normally exogenously determined, that is economic forces do not play the leading role in determining the level of defense expenditure. Adam Smith, in his writing An Inquiry Into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations states that "It is only by...

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